Story Based Approach

Presented by Nutan Erathi

September, 2015

Activity

Suddenly, it started raining and the driver in the car could not understand what to do. His car refused to start….

Each participant to write one line to continue the story, building up on - creating a problem, finding a solution and ending on a good note.

How do you ensure that your training programmes get a happily-ever-after ending

StoBLs

Story-based Learning (StoBLs), an innovative training tool that is as old as it is new and everyone, including adults, love its immersive aspect.

Stories have been woven into our lives in the form of:o fableso bedtime stories o gripping novels

• Learners must see the relevance of something in order to feel persuaded to learn about it.• Explaining concepts in the context of a story that learners can relate to is crucial to the learning process. • By helping learners integrate knowledge into their mental models in meaningful ways, the realistic context of a story makes information easier to remember. • Most of us intuitively know it is easier to remember the gist of a story and its lessons compared to a list of miscellaneous facts.

Why Tell Stories?

StoBLs

StoBLs make the tedious topics memorable, concretise abstract notions and simplify complex ideas by using story elements in an instructionally structured manner.

StoBLs work best when you teach principles and concepts that include:

o Abstract concepts (for example, soft skills such as leadership)

o Colourless or uninspiring principles (such as compliance-related regulations and codes of conduct)

o Concepts that are difficult to appreciate (such as finance for non-financial managers)

StoBLs - CRUNCHED

StoBLs work better than other methodologies, because they are 'CRUNCHED' –

Contextual, Realistic, Unusual, Natural, Concrete, Human, Easily accepted and Discovery-oriented.

While a story may have more than one plotline, depending on the content, we need to take great care to keep the story focused on the content, avoiding extraneous details that don’t contribute to the training.

How Do I Write A Story?

Think of:• Setting• Event (Problem)• Development (Action and Consequences)• Climax (Lesson Learned or Problem solved)• Ending

But……….How Do I Work a Story into an eLearning Lesson?

Engaging ways ….

Comic Strip Interactive Timeline

Social Media

Audio Narrative

Video

Digital Story telling

With digital media, stories have morphed from visual and audio driven content into interactive experiences

Digital storytelling creates an environment where learners can associate with the characters and learn while the story unfolds.

This brings about an effective transfer of knowledge to the learner and leads to its usage in the work environment. The end result is employee performance improvement.

Theme- Indian Folk Tale

Here, I have tried to explain one such instance where I implemented this approach to designing a course to provide an interesting and engaging learning experience using the famous Indian folk tale – Vikram and Betaal

StoBLs

What goes in StoBLs?

To make the program truly effective, all media design elements were used that reflected the subject and tone of the story.

(The visual imagery, animation, sound and interaction all add up to an experience that is memorable and learning that is effective.)

The flow of the story was planned and presented in such a way that the visual focus shifted between the narration-text and on-screen animation.

Tips for turning that boring PowerPoint into a brilliant e-

learning module through storytelling

1. Wrap the Content in a Story

2. Use Conversational Dialogue

3. Use a Conversational Narrator

4. Create Story-Based Scenarios

5. Integrate Relevant Multi-Media These few tips will have you well on your way to telling a story that will make a difference … and get results

Stories give adult learners that crucial window into how the content is relevant to them, making them invested in the material.

Effectiveness and Learner Engagement with StoBLs

The added element of interactivity helps the learner make decisions that control the movement of the story, as it were.

The story were able to successfully transport the learners into authentic settings and into the lives of interesting, believable characters. The visual imagery and the audio helped bring the learning content to life and achieve interactivity in the true sense of the word. The effect – better learning, improved performance.

Thank You !!

Any questions ???